In paragraph 3, Erika's teammates gave her many reasons to go along with their plan. What was an implicit message they were givi
ng to Erika? A. If you do this, you can save the season. B. You can do this because it will be easy. C. If you don't do this, you are letting your team down. D. You should do this because a real teammate puts the team first. Paragraph 3 - Erika tried protesting for a while, but she felt trapped. "as soon as the idea was out there, everyone jumped on it," Erika explained. "they kept telling me it would be easy. that I could save the season. then a real teammate puts the team first." before she knew it, the team had drawn up a plan. Erika would visit Mr. Kelp's room the following morning. someone would create a distraction down the hall. when Mr. Kelp investigated, Erika would grab a copy of the test from his desk. Erika wanted to say no, but between championships and friendships, there was too much to lose if she did.
C. The author uses a simile to compare the feeling of nervousness to melting because the sentence uses the word "like," which is an underlying hint to similes. Without it, it would be a metaphor.
